{"data":{"id":"us/44-u.s.c.-1321","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"44 U.S.C. § 1321","heading":"Hydrographic Surveys; foreign surveys","body":"Appropriations made for the preparation or publication of foreign hydrographic surveys may be applicable only upon approval by the Secretary of the Navy, after a report from three competent naval officers that the original data for proposed charts justify their publication. The Secretary of the Navy shall order a board of three naval officers to examine and report upon the data before he approves an application of moneys to the preparation or publication of charts or hydrographic surveys.","path":["Title 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS","CHAPTER 13—PARTICULAR REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc44@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:41Z","sha256":"6437927f2d14d89b2a0250f0fe8e28a58936e794a8ee75d0ff97614fec84da97","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/44-u.s.c.-1320a","next":"us/44-u.s.c.-1322"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}